Viola hastata is one of the caulescent (leaves on the flowering stem) violets. The leaves have cordate or hastate bases, and are normally variegated. The yellow blossoms have purplish nectar lines and are bearded on the lateral lobes.

Site: Big Frog Trail, Polk County, TN Date: 2010-May-02

Photographer: Gerald C Williamson Nikon D60

The hastate (arrowhead shaped) leaves of Viola hastata give it the species epithet.